Trial: Annual
Year Trialed: 2008
Good Qualities
Attractive fully double creamy yellow (5); Easy to grow, sturdy stems, didn't require netting in the field; Large, full blooms, very upright/straight growth habit.Problems
None; Limited buds, stems often bent supporting open blooms; The seed came late (February) and although I started it right away, the plants in the field never got to maturity, we had a very cold/late spring (up to 6 weeks lost) and this did not work in their favor, also, in the future I will only grow lisianthus in the hoop, western Washington is just too cool to attempt them in the field, wish I would have known! I worked so hard to get a crop and really wanted to see all of these beauties in full bloom, bummer!!!; Long time to harvest from sowing (Feb-mid-Aug.) (Zone 5); First blooms to open are low on the stem and then hold on long after they die back, somewhat unsightly.Similar Cultivars
Coloration quite similar to ‘Arena Green’.Postharvest
We only used plain water.Trial Data
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | Average Spacing (in2) | Average Postharvest Life (days) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | |||||||
| Average | 2.3 | 19.4 | 5.0 | - | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 58 | 13.2 |
| Range of Responses | 1-5 | 12-24 | 5 | - | 4-5 | 3-5 | 1-5 | 16-144 | 10-16 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
Nine days later than ‘Echo Champagne’, the earliest in the trial.